because they weren t married. and the world cup should be played every two years rather than every four so says arsenal s former manager, arsene wenger. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. heather knight s stunning century helps england wrap up their series against new zealand and make history along the way in derby. good evening. the government is preparing for the worst case scenario after the collapse of several energy companies due to soaring gas prices. nearly one and a half million customers have been hit in the last two weeks by firms going bust and the government is now working with the energy watchdog ofgem to protect customers if, as feared, more companies go under. smaller and newer providers have been overwhelmed by a global spike in wholesale gas prices. all affected customers will still receive energy while a new supplier is appointed by ofgem but it might be more expensive. here s coletta smith. as the wholesale gas price goes up, suppl
towards the uk general election, that will happen at some point this year, an attack on the tories and on labour, really, becausei year, an attack on the tories and on labour, really, because i think he is trying to set the store that early, to make sure people are aware that for him, his offering is that plaid cymru are offering something different from the main parties, and he will be trying to tell the people of wales, really, in the speech, what he can offer. find of wales, really, in the speech, what he can offer. of wales, really, in the speech, what he can offer. and what kind of challenae what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do you what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do you think what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do you think like - what he can offer. and what kind of challenge do you think like reposes| challenge do you think like reposes to the main parties that labour and the con
that her husband had been tortured for three years on president putin s orders and then murdered. applause in her address in strasbourg, which received a standing ovation, yulia navalnaya said that people outside russia need to understand that putin is not a politician, but the head of an organised crime gang. she said he can t be negotiated with, and is capable of anything. she promised to continue his work towards a free russia. in her speech to meps, yulia navalnaya spoke of the treatment her husband received during his prison sentence. on his orders, alexei was tortured for three years. he was starved in a tiny stone cell, cut off from the outside world and denied visits, phone calls and then even letters. and then they killed him. even after that, they abused his body and abused his mother. on the one hand, the public murder has once again showed everyone that putin is capable of anything and that you cannot negotiate with him. and let s just take a moment to remind ou
funding why we put an enormous amount of funding in why we put an enormous amount of funding in place to support them. for social funding in place to support them. for social care, that largely goes through for social care, that largely goes through local authorities. so one of the earliest things we did was provide the earliest things we did was provide billions of pounds extra for local authorities in honouring fenced local authorities in honouring fenced grants so they would have extra fenced grants so they would have extra funds to spend on the things they needed to at the time. that was done, they needed to at the time. that was done, i they needed to at the time. that was done, i cant they needed to at the time. that was done, i can t remember exact what date, done, i can t remember exact what date, but done, i can t remember exact what date, but relatively early on in the pandemic date, but relatively early on in the pandemic. with regard to social